The aim of this course, as it relates to aviation flight crews, technicians and managers, is to reduce errors and their associated costs, create a corporate culture conducive to human error prevention and to develop realistic and immediate safety nets.

Attend the NBAA Single-Pilot Safety Standdown October 21 in Las Vegas, NV, to learn key methods, techniques and resources to go beyond mere proficiency and take you on the path to mastery of your business aircraft.

Ranked as one of the largest trade shows in the United States, the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition will bring together current and prospective aircraft owners, manufacturers and customers into one meeting place to get critical work accomplished.

Join NBAA for its fifth annual National Safety Forum on October 24 in Las Vegas, NV. This premier business aviation event will focus on the pursuit of excellence in airmanship while operating in our ever more automated world.

NBAA’s West Palm Beach Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on Jan. 29, 2020 at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI).

Expand your leadership skills at the 2020 Leadership Conference, held Feb. 24-26 in Orlando. Offering two days of captivating sessions and numerous networking opportunities, you are sure to be inspired and ready to succeed.

NBAA’s San Jose Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on March 5, 2020 at San Jose International Airport (SJC).

Whether you plan to stay up-to-date on the latest operational information critical to your job function or discover a new vendor or supplier in the growing exhibit hall, you’ll want to make plans to attend SDC2020.

From regional reviews to customs updates, the 2020 International Operators Conference is the best opportunity to stay up to date on the critical information you need to do your job as safely and securely as possible.

As the premier business aviation event in Asia, ABACE brings together thousands of business aviation leaders, entrepreneurs and other purchase decision-makers. ABACE2020 is the perfect venue for investors considering aviation as a business opportunity, companies thinking of using an aircraft for business, and flight departments who have long used aircraft as a valuable business tool.

This is a can’t-miss event that will help you elevate the safety, security and service aspects of your operations. Through interactive education sessions and critical peer-to-peer networking, you’ll walk away from this three-day event with immediate actionable items to take back to your team.

From education led by industry experts to critical peer-to-peer networking, NBAA’s Maintenance Conference held in Hartford, CT from May 5 to 7, 2020, is the best place for event for ALL maintenance professionals, from directors of maintenance to maintenance technicians, to learn current best practices.

Join us at NBAA’s 2020 Security Conference, where you can raise the level of best practices for business aviation security through scenario-based problem solving and provide real-life content from experienced operators and security experts.

Hosted jointly by EBAA and NBAA, EBACE2020 is the perfect venue in Europe for companies who want to showcase their aviation products and services, meet qualified buyers and get critical business done for the year ahead.

NBAA’s White Plains Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on June 10, 2020 at Westchester County Airport (HPN).

Ranked as one of the largest trade shows in the United States, the 2020 NBAA-BACE will bring together current and prospective aircraft owners, manufacturers and customers into one meeting place to get critical work accomplished.

Thousands of business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of business aviation will meet to conduct business and make buying decisions for the year ahead.

Expand your leadership skills at the 2020 Leadership Conference, held Feb. 24-26 in Orlando. Offering two days of captivating sessions and numerous networking opportunities, you are sure to be inspired and ready to succeed.

Whether you plan to stay up-to-date on the latest operational information critical to your job function or discover a new vendor or supplier in the growing exhibit hall, you’ll want to make plans to attend SDC2020.

From regional reviews to customs updates, the 2020 International Operators Conference is the best opportunity to stay up to date on the critical information you need to do your job as safely and securely as possible.

This is a can’t-miss event that will help you elevate the safety, security and service aspects of your operations. Through interactive education sessions and critical peer-to-peer networking, you’ll walk away from this three-day event with immediate actionable items to take back to your team.

From education led by industry experts to critical peer-to-peer networking, NBAA’s Maintenance Conference held in Hartford, CT from May 5 to 7, 2020, is the best place for event for ALL maintenance professionals, from directors of maintenance to maintenance technicians, to learn current best practices.

Join us at NBAA’s 2020 Security Conference, where you can raise the level of best practices for business aviation security through scenario-based problem solving and provide real-life content from experienced operators and security experts.

NBAA’s West Palm Beach Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on Jan. 29, 2020 at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI).

NBAA’s San Jose Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on March 5, 2020 at San Jose International Airport (SJC).

NBAA’s White Plains Regional Forum will bring current and prospective business aircraft owners, operators, manufacturers, customers and other industry personnel together for a one-day event on June 10, 2020 at Westchester County Airport (HPN).

From regional reviews to customs updates, the 2020 International Operators Conference is the best opportunity to stay up to date on the critical information you need to do your job as safely and securely as possible.

Hosted jointly by EBAA and NBAA, EBACE2020 is the perfect venue in Europe for companies who want to showcase their aviation products and services, meet qualified buyers and get critical business done for the year ahead.

Thousands of business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of business aviation will meet to conduct business and make buying decisions for the year ahead.

From regional reviews to customs updates, the 2020 International Operators Conference is the best opportunity to stay up to date on the critical information you need to do your job as safely and securely as possible.

Hosted jointly by EBAA and NBAA, EBACE2020 is the perfect venue in Europe for companies who want to showcase their aviation products and services, meet qualified buyers and get critical business done for the year ahead.

Thousands of business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of business aviation will meet to conduct business and make buying decisions for the year ahead.

Human Factors

Human factors is the study of the relationships between people and their activities through the systemic application of the human sciences, integrated within the framework of system engineering. Within the context of aviation, that study includes the interactions among aviation personnel, their environments, and equipment.

NBAA Chief Operating Officer Steve Brown represented the business aviation community at a July 11, 2019, hearing before the U.S. Department of Transportation committee, which was formed in the aftermath of two fatal accidents involving the Boeing 737 MAX commercial airliner.

The FAA is seeking to increase awareness of the Airport Construction Advisory Council Graphical Airport Construction Notice Diagrams, which make it easier for pilots to visualize where airport construction is occurring.

Collaboration is a key component in improving business aviation safety. That was a central message conveyed to attendees May 2-3, 2019, at the 64th annual Business Aviation Safety Summit, long hosted by FSF in partnership with NBAA.

The Flight Safety Foundation, in partnership with NBAA, will host its 64th Business Aviation Safety Summit May 2-3 in Denver, CO, with FAA Deputy Association Administrator, Office of Aviation Safety John Duncan delivering the opening keynote address.

The FAA offers guidance about published all engines-operating climb gradient requirements for IFR departure procedures and missed approaches that may prevent operators from applying excessive weight penalties and performance restrictions to departures in their aircraft.

NBAA recognized 11 recipients of its annual Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award, which honors individuals in the business aviation industry for outstanding professionalism and leadership in support of aviation safety.

NBAA is disturbed by a second business aviation jet fuel contamination incident in nine months. The most recent event could have led to a serious accident were it not for the prompt actions of the flight crew.

In the second half of 2018, regional business aviation associations such as the North Texas Business Aviation Association, Georgia Business Aviation Association and SoCal Aviation Association will host safety events that identify shared challenges and effective solutions.

The Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association has long been promoting the importance of safety in the industry. The group hosted its Second Annual PNBAA Safety Officer Roundtable and 10th Annual PNBAA Safety & Security Day, April 4-5, 2018.

Cirrus Aircraft has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy, given annually by the National Aeronautic Association. Cirrus received the honor for its Vision Jet, which the FAA officially certified at NBAA’s 2016 convention.

In a March 2, 2018, letter to lawmakers, industry leaders voiced support for language in the current version of the bill that calls for not less than $172 million in funding for Contract Tower Program.

At the FAA’s recent General Aviation Summit, the agency and GA community leaders recognized the work of several collaborative efforts that are reducing the industry’s accident rate, and ensured continued commitment to these efforts.

Many business aircraft pilots are aware of the potential pitfalls of automation and are seeking to better understand these sophisticated systems, their limits, potential areas of confusion regarding their operation and how to train so that they can effectively use such systems.

Are you prepared to manage an inflight medical emergency? If a crewmember or passenger experiences a critical medical incident on a flight, would you know how to handle the event to achieve the best possible outcome?

ASIAS is an FAA-funded, joint government/industry collaborative effort facilitated by The MITRE Corporation, which is a not-for-profit organization that operates federally funded research and development centers for the federal government. Due to MITRE’s unique role, it is a trusted third party, which gives peace of mind to operators that have privacy concerns.

NBAA Safety Committee and NBAA Business Aviation Management Committee – in an effort to not only further reduce the industry’s accident rate, but also to set a high bar on personal conduct – have been working to communicate to everyone in business aviation how important linking safety and professionalism in business aviation is.

The Airport Audit Tool is designed to assist operators in identifying current and potential hazards related to airport operations that are not readily apparent during the crew’s routine preflight preparations.

Pilots operating at 20 U.S. airports must be aware of a new, red-light system rolled out to improve runway safety and mitigate runway incursions. Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall and San Francisco International are the latest airports to implement runway status lights (RWSLs).

NBAA today joined eight other industry groups in asking Congress to fully fund the Contract Tower Program, which supports safety at communities across the country, as part of the FAA FY 2018 appropriations bill.

Some NBAA members operating under FAR Part 135 have found the regulations surrounding rest and duty to be a point of contention, but operators seeking the FAA’s formal responses to questions about these regulations can now find them online.

The FAA’s annual General Aviation (GA) and Part 135 Activity Survey, which will collect data on GA operations in 2016, is underway. NBAA is encouraging members that have been invited to participate in the confidential poll to do so in order to provide the agency with a clear picture of business aviation activity.

NBAA recently recognized six member companies for more than 50 years of outstanding safe flying achievement, as well as hundreds more companies that have collectively compiled thousands of hours of safe flying.

The second annual NBAA National Safety Forum, held on the closing day of NBAA-BACE, included a powerful reaffirmation of NBAA’s commitment to industry safety and a detailed examination of the many potential links in the chain leading to a fatal accident.

An Oct. 20, 2016, NBAA webinar - Get Prepared for New Field Condition Reporting - will provide a thorough review of the new runway condition assessment matrix at the core of the revised takeoff and landing performance assessment practices.

There is no more noble purpose than to try and enhance safety, try to save lives and try to protect people, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said Sept. 27, 2016, at the opening of Bombardier’s 20th annual Safety Standdown.

NBAA today issued a report, regarding a fatal 2014 Gulfstream G-IV accident at Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford, MA, which calls for a renewed emphasis on the importance of compliance with the pre-takeoff flight-control checks required by aircraft manufacturers.

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a runway excursion is defined as “a veer-off or overrun of the runway surface.” This type of departure of an aircraft from either the side or end of a runway can occur during the takeoff or landing and can be intentional or not.

On March 31 2016, at the FAA's annual General Aviation Safety Summit in Washington, DC, NBAA Chief Operating Officer Steve Brown reemphasized the need to use data to address current limitations in business aviation training and operations.

NBAA outlines its response plan to the NTSB recommendation calling for NBAA to work with business aviation flight operations quality assurance groups to analyze data for compliance with pre-departure flight control checks.

The Risk Assessment Team of the NBAA Safety Committee in 2015 launched an inaugural Business Aviation Leadership Safety Survey to adopt a data-driven approach to setting the committee's safety priorities.

NBAA's Safety Committee has developed a resource on procedural non-compliance to help flight crews recognize and correct unprofessional behavior before it leads to a deviation from standard operating procedures.

On Oct 6, 2015, at the Bombardier Safety Standdown, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said that for safety efforts to be most effective, a safety focus must be engrained in the work of all vocations within business aviation.

The FAA issued an order discontinuing production of acoustic, self-powered underwater locator beacons with 30-day batteries installed, in favor of devices with batteries meeting a minimum performance standard of 90-days.

The need for general aviation pilots to remain vigilant while operating aircraft immediately following maintenance is among the lessons highlighted in four safety alerts issued in April 2015, by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is offering a free course aimed at helping pilots transition safely into unfamiliar aircraft. The course, which is titled 'Transitioning to Other Airplanes,' is available online.

A proposal requiring aircraft operators to track their airplanes and outfit them with automatically deployable flight recorders was discussed at the February 2015, ICAO safety conference, but the proposed regulations will not affect the majority of business aircraft operators.

The Flight Safety Foundation’s 2015 Business Aviation Safety Summit, which is supported by NBAA and takes place at the Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, FL, on May 13 and 14, 2015, will feature a number of panel discussions and sessions focusing on business aviation safety.

For years, NBAA has represented the business aviation community in working collaboratively with the National Transportation Safety Board. That tradition continued on Dec. 3, 2014, when an NBAA delegation spent several hours at NTSB's headquarters in Washington, DC.

Doug Carr, NBAA's vice president of regulatory and international affairs, told attendees at a recent European aviation event in November 2014, that aviation professionals must have confidence that operators and safety regulators will use safety reports and other information to improve safety and not to penalize individuals.

In a statement issued on Oct. 3, 2014, the FAA noted that it is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the aviation industry, and other federal government partners on issues related to the Ebola virus.

NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen told attendees at Bombardier Safety Standdown that while business aviation's safety record is excellent, everyone in the industry should continue striving to improve it further.

Flight management systems technologies, especially when newly adopted, can be distractions for flight crews, cause runway incursions and lead to confusion in flight, according to the NBAA Safety Committee.

The International Business Aviation Council and the National Air Transportation Association announced the creation of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling, during the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition.

The NBAA Safety Committee lists positive safety culture as one of its 2014 Top Safety Focus Areas, and it is actively developing materials and strategies to help Member Companies create such a culture.

The FAA has issued a final rule, effective April 14, 2014, which prohibits FAR Part 121 flight crews from using a personal wireless communications device or laptop computer for personal use while at their duty station on the flight deck while the aircraft is being operated.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has invited NBAA to take part in the formulation of new rules that would differentiate rest requirements for charter operators from those that cover scheduled air carriers.

As part of NBAA’s effort to get business aviators to think differently, in a much more engaged way, about their training, the Association held a pilot training symposium on Aug. 22 at the headquarters of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting Service marked a milestone this year - it received its 1 millionth report from an aviation professional who encountered a situation that could affect the safety of others.

Those who attended the Single-Pilot Safety Standdown received a wealth of useful information and advice. The session was offered as part of an NBAA initiative to provide more educational programming for light business airplane operators.

Reports of pointer-type lasers aimed at aircraft almost doubled in 2010 from the previous year to more than 2,800, with business-type aircraft accounting for an estimated 25 percent of the incidents involved, according to the FAA..

To raise awareness of food preparation, handling and delivery issues on business aircraft, NBAA is presenting an NBAA Webinar on December 2, 2010 titled 'Catering Standards & Food Safety Best Practices.'

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful.